Author Archives: jacksavage

I really am struggling with the present day definition of “value” as determined by Ebay and, I suppose , by the “market”.  click for better view Above is a bike I have recently put on Ebay. It is a cracker. … Continue reading →

Estwing 16 inch Camp axe It all started with a Skype call from the Sage of Withington. He wanted something, of course, just like almost everybody who ever calls me. This time he asked if I could scour the Web … Continue reading →

Recently I have developed a penchant for Batchelors Pea and Ham Cup of Soup. Grind a bit of black pepper in there and add a dash of Encona pepper sauce and you have a Cup of Soup that almost tastes … Continue reading →

    Oh, look. The kitchen bin lid is suddenly yet again precariously perched upon a pile of malodourous  waste within, allowing an unpleasant reek to escape notwithstanding a few hours ago it was only  half empty and well sealed … Continue reading →

  All right. I’ll come clean. I do read the Daily Mail. It is on-line and it is free and it has photographs of Kim Kardashian’s tushy. One day I hope to find out who Kim Kardashian is. However, I … Continue reading →

The Zimmerman Trial seems to be having its Judge Judy moments. Most of the people commenting on this trial have made much of this young woman’s testimony and demeanour and are shocked, shocked…..but those of us who have watched a … Continue reading →

I am going to try not to steal too much from other peoples blogs but this little lesson from The Slog is too good not to pass on. In an effort to keep it simple, he gives us this depressing … Continue reading →

Sly Stone and Mickey Rourke discuss their last and next “procedures” while browsing for motorcycles. (Nicked from the Daily Mail) Are these two scaly old dinosaurs among the last of the Hollywood ugly macho men?  Discuss.

The News on Radio 4 this morning had a short segment reporting the death of the “blues” singer, Bobby Bland. It was a name I was familiar with, but I had never considered him to be a proper blues singer. … Continue reading →

Over the years I have read a fair few articles discussing Presidential security in the USA; the Secret Service men, the motorcade, the Beast and all that but I am not sure I understood the extent of the measures involved. … Continue reading →